騎腳踏車是一項很好的運動，但你知道騎腳踏車可以發電嗎?

Bike riders can make about 100 watts of electricity in one hour. That can charge a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, or a TV!

騎腳踏車一小時能產生100瓦的電力，可以充手機、平板、電腦或電視機。

But the bikes stay in the same place. And they need some equipment to make electricity. This is not easy to do at home.

但是腳踏車要停在同一個地方，而且需要一些設備才能發電。想要在家做可不容易。

But… do you want to try making electricity on a bike? You can do this at Keelung Port. They have new bikes that make electricity!

想不想試試騎腳踏車發電呢? 你可以在基隆港做，他們有能夠發電的腳踏車!

When you ride one, you can charge your phone or tablet. A screen shows how much electricity you are making on the bike.

當你騎在發電腳踏車上，可以給自己的手機或平板充電。車上的螢幕會顯示你發了多少電。

People are excited about Keelung Port's new bikes! On the first day, more than one hundred twenty people tried them.

大家對基隆港這種腳踏車都很興奮! 第一天推出時，超過 120 個人去使用。

People love making electricity on these bikes! They say riding these bikes is healthy. They say these bikes are good for the environment.

人們很喜歡騎這些腳踏車發電! 他們說這不但有益健康，對環境也很有幫助。

Now Keelung Port is going to have more of these bikes!

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騎腳踏車來發電，一舉兩得!

Oh no, the power is out! 糟糕，停電了!

Now how am I going to charge my laptop? 我現在要怎麼給筆電充電?

And how can I cook without power? 沒電我怎麼煮飯?

I’ve got an idea.我有個主意。

Let me move my exercise bike here. 我把運動腳踏車搬來這。

What for? 為什麼呢?

Riding it can create power! 騎車可以發電啊!

You can certainly try. 你當然可以試試看。

But I don’t think it’ll create enough. 但是我想它的發電量不夠。

I’ve been riding for an hour. 我已經騎了一個鐘頭了。

Yeah, and all it does is light up this little bulb.沒錯，但是只點亮了一個小燈泡。

今天的單字簡短好記。

charge充電 ride騎 try嘗試 hour小時

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1. How much electricity can a bike rider make?

a. 100 watts

b. 1,000 watts

c. 1,000,000 watts

2. What can a bike's electricity charge?

a. A smartphone

b. An electric car

c. A big house

3. Where in Keelung are these bikes?

a. At a port

b. At a shop

c. At a park

1. a

2. a

3. a